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Economics for your Classroom
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Ed Dolan’s Econ Blog
US Unemployment Falls to
7.3 Percent, a New Low for
the Recovery
September 8, 2013
Terms of Use: These slides are provided under Creative Commons License Attribution—Share Alike 3.0 . You are free
to use these slides as a resource for your economics classes together with whatever textbook you are using. If you like
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169,000 New Payroll Jobs in August
 Payroll jobs grew by 169,000 in
August, slightly below average for
recent months
 June and July data were revised
downward.
 Manufacturing gained 14,000 jobs,
reversing recent losses. However,
most new jobs were in services.
 The government sector gained
17,000 new jobs, almost entirely
due to an increase in local
government education
September 8, 2013 Ed Dolan’s Econ Blog
Unemployment Rate Falls to New Low
 The US unemployment rate fell to 7.3% in
August, a new low for the recovery.
 The unemployment rate is the ratio of
unemployed persons to the labor force.
The labor force decreased by 312,000 for
the month. The number of employed
workers fell by 115,000 and the number of
unemployed decreased by 198,000
 The unemployment rate is based on a
survey of households that is separate
from the payroll jobs survey. Unlike the
payroll survey, it includes self-employed
and farm workers
September 8, 2013 Ed Dolan’s Econ Blog
Broad vs. Standard Unemployment Rate
 The BLS also provides a broader
measure of job-market stress, U-6
 The numerator of U-6 includes
 Unemployed persons
 Marginally attached persons who
would like to work but are not
looking because they think there
are no jobs, or for personal reasons
 Part-time workers who would prefer
full-time work but can’t find it
 The denominator includes the labor
force plus the marginally attached
 U-6 fell to 13.7 percent in August,
also a new low for the recovery
September 8, 2013 Ed Dolan’s Econ Blog
Long-term Unemployment Rises Slightly
 The recession and slow recovery have
been characterized by unusually high
levels of long-term unemployment
 The percentage of the unemployed
out of work for 27 weeks or rose
slightly to 37.9 percent in August, a
break with the generally downward
trend
 Both the median and mean duration of
unemployment increased
September 8, 2013 Ed Dolan’s Econ Blog
Involuntary Part-time Work Decreases
 So-called “involuntary part-time”
employment decreased in August,
but it has not yet returned to the low
reached in March of this year
 This category includes workers who
would like full-time work but can’t
find it, or whose employers have cut
their hours below full time
 It excludes people who work part
time by preference
September 8, 2013 Ed Dolan’s Econ Blog
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US Unemployment Falls to 7.3 Percent in August, a New Low

  • 1. Economics for your Classroom from Ed Dolan’s Econ Blog US Unemployment Falls to 7.3 Percent, a New Low for the Recovery September 8, 2013 Terms of Use: These slides are provided under Creative Commons License Attribution—Share Alike 3.0 . You are free to use these slides as a resource for your economics classes together with whatever textbook you are using. If you like the slides, you may also want to take a look at my textbook, Introduction to Economics, from BVT Publishing.
  • 2. 169,000 New Payroll Jobs in August  Payroll jobs grew by 169,000 in August, slightly below average for recent months  June and July data were revised downward.  Manufacturing gained 14,000 jobs, reversing recent losses. However, most new jobs were in services.  The government sector gained 17,000 new jobs, almost entirely due to an increase in local government education September 8, 2013 Ed Dolan’s Econ Blog
  • 3. Unemployment Rate Falls to New Low  The US unemployment rate fell to 7.3% in August, a new low for the recovery.  The unemployment rate is the ratio of unemployed persons to the labor force. The labor force decreased by 312,000 for the month. The number of employed workers fell by 115,000 and the number of unemployed decreased by 198,000  The unemployment rate is based on a survey of households that is separate from the payroll jobs survey. Unlike the payroll survey, it includes self-employed and farm workers September 8, 2013 Ed Dolan’s Econ Blog
  • 4. Broad vs. Standard Unemployment Rate  The BLS also provides a broader measure of job-market stress, U-6  The numerator of U-6 includes  Unemployed persons  Marginally attached persons who would like to work but are not looking because they think there are no jobs, or for personal reasons  Part-time workers who would prefer full-time work but can’t find it  The denominator includes the labor force plus the marginally attached  U-6 fell to 13.7 percent in August, also a new low for the recovery September 8, 2013 Ed Dolan’s Econ Blog
  • 5. Long-term Unemployment Rises Slightly  The recession and slow recovery have been characterized by unusually high levels of long-term unemployment  The percentage of the unemployed out of work for 27 weeks or rose slightly to 37.9 percent in August, a break with the generally downward trend  Both the median and mean duration of unemployment increased September 8, 2013 Ed Dolan’s Econ Blog
  • 6. Involuntary Part-time Work Decreases  So-called “involuntary part-time” employment decreased in August, but it has not yet returned to the low reached in March of this year  This category includes workers who would like full-time work but can’t find it, or whose employers have cut their hours below full time  It excludes people who work part time by preference September 8, 2013 Ed Dolan’s Econ Blog
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